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I'm Geroge, and I'm from the North-East of England. I'm a writer, and I write things. That's about it really; there's not much else I can say. Have a look around at georgelthomas.com and see what I'm all about! :-D

• Mind Mapping

  By georgelthomas on 4 Apr 2018 • ( 15 )

  

  A mind map, also sometimes called a Bubble or Cluster diagram is a simple yet effective way of generating ideas that become progressively more in-depth as the diagram grows. You begin by writing a word in the centre of a… Read More ›

• Writing Tips 4

  By georgelthomas on 3 Apr 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Hi everyone! I’ve not written a ‘Writing Tips‘ post for a long while and seeing as I’ve had a little time today, I thought I’d write one now – So here are another six tips. Titles When you’re writing a… Read More ›

• 5 Great Reasons to keep a Writer’s Notebook

  By georgelthomas on 30 Mar 2018 • ( 17 )

  

  Having a small notebook with you wherever you go, can be a gamechanger for a writer for a variety of different reasons. Here are five of the most important: 1 – Keeping Track of your IdeasIdeas, good and bad, have… Read More ›

• Point of View

  By georgelthomas on 12 Mar 2018 • ( 13 )

  

  There are four main points of view when it comes to writing fiction: first-person (I, Me, We), the rarely used second-person (You), third-person limited and third-person omniscient (He, She, They). The point of view through which your story will be… Read More ›

• Why It’s Important to tell Stories

  By georgelthomas on 7 Mar 2018 • ( 16 )

  

  Storytelling is an integral part of growing up and has been since long before the advent of the written word. In fact, stories probably predate language if you take into account cave drawings made by our prehistoric ancestors. Once language… Read More ›

• The 27 Chapter Outline

  By georgelthomas on 3 Mar 2018 • ( 25 )

  

  There are many different ways to outline a story from a simple bullet list of events to a more detailed description of each and every single scene. The 27 chapter outline seems to be a mixture. I came across this… Read More ›

• The Importance of Reading if You Want to Write

  By georgelthomas on 13 Feb 2018 • ( 31 )

  

  Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I am exploring some of the reasons why reading is important for writers. The Importance of Reading if You Want to Write If you want to be a writer, or even if… Read More ›

• Confused Words 2

  By georgelthomas on 18 Jan 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Hi everyone, here’s another post about words that are oft confused for various reasons and just as I have done with the Writing Tips posts, I’m switching to a numbering sequence in the title instead of a synonym for ‘more’… Read More ›

• Ignoring Self-doubt

  By georgelthomas on 28 Dec 2017 • ( 7 )

  

  Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today I am going to be exploring that pernicious little weed we call Self-doubt. Ignoring Self-doubt I talk a lot about practising your craft, and that’s because it’s true; by writing, we become… Read More ›

• Sticking to your own Targets and Deadlines.

  By georgelthomas on 6 Dec 2017 • ( 12 )

  

  One of the hardest things about writing, at least for me, has been creating deadlines for myself and sticking to them. It sounds simple enough, in theory, to set a target date whereby you plan to have a project or… Read More ›